Solitary peripheral osteoma of the mandible: Report of 2 cases

• Main Authors: Sanat Kumar Bhuyan (Author), Ruchi Bhuyan (Author), Smita R Priyadarshini (Author), Bikash Biswadarshee Nayak (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Osteomas are benign slow-growing lesions. A very few cases of the peripheral type arising from periosteum have been reported. In the facial region, periosteal osteomas mostly occur in the paranasal sinuses; thus, solitary osteomas of the jaws bones are rare. The etiology is unknown although it could...